A controlled trial of a rapid response system in an academic medical center

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 417-425

  Rothschild, Jeffrey M ^a   Woolf, Seth ^b,c   Finn, Kathleen M ^a   Friedberg, Mark W ^b   Lemay, Cindy ^b,d   Furbush, Kelly A ^b   Williams, Deborah H ^e   Bates, David W ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Partner's Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 47549097386     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(08)34052-5     Document Type: Article

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